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The Association between Serum Biochemical Markers and Early Amniocentesis in Diagnosing Chromosomal Anomalies: A Cross-Sectional Study in Southern Iran, 2021-2022 [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Efforts to improve prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome have been made, with amniocentesis representing an invasive procedure, and maternal serum biochemical markers are among the non-invasive options.
Maryam Kasraeian, Mehdi Dianatpour, Marzie Zare, Marjan Zare, Azam Faraji, Homeira Vafaei, Nasrin Asadi, Khadije Bazrafshan   +7 more
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Mosaic Trisomy 9 at Amniocentesis: Prenatal Diagnosis and Molecular Genetic Analyses

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2010
Objective: To present prenatal diagnosis and molecular genetic analyses of mosaic trisomy 9. Materials, Methods and Results: A 35-year-old woman, gravida 3, para 1, underwent amniocentesis at 17 weeks of gestation because of her advanced maternal age ...
Chih-Ping Chen, Hsien-Ming Lin, Yi-Ning Su, Schu-Rern Chern, Fuu-Jen Tsai, Pei-Chen Wu, Chen-Chi Lee, Yu-Ting Chen, Meng-Shan Lee, Chen-Wen Pan, Wayseen Wang   +10 more
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Accuracy of non-invasive prenatal screening compared with amniocentesis: A retrospective study [PDF]

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine
Background: One significant concern during pregnancy is the possibility of chromosomal malformations. While prenatal screenings are intended to reassure parents about the health of their unborn child, how reliable are these results when deemed ...
Elham Ghadirkhomi, Arezu Norouzi
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Amniocentesis [PDF]

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1979
Panter, Gideon G.
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The effect of foot reflexology and H7 point acupressure on anxiety in women undergoing amniocentesis [PDF]

Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2022
Introduction: Most pregnant women are concerned about fetal abnormalities and screening tests. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods are used to control anxiety in pregnancy.
Mahyar Mohammadifard, Mahla Salarfard, Marzieh Samieean   +2 more
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Evaluation of the effect of education on perceived stress of mother candidates for amniocentesis

Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2021
BACKGROUND: Amniocentesis is one of the methods for diagnosing prenatal abnormalities. Pregnant women with high-risk fetal screening results are the candidates for amniocentesis.
Shahnaz Mojahed, Fariba Reyhanizadeh, Razieh Sadat Tabatabaei, Ali Dehghani   +3 more
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The risk factors of procedure-related complications after amniocentesis in twin pregnancies: a retrospective analysis

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background There is an increasing demand for prenatal diagnostic testing in twin pregnancies, however, anecdotally there is a higher incidence of procedure-related complications after amniocentesis than that in singleton pregnancies.
Xijing Liu, Jiamin Wang, Wanying Luo, Qiyi Wang, Zhushu Liu, He Wang, Shanling Liu, Ting Hu   +7 more
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Amniotic fluid karyotype analysis and prenatal diagnosis strategy of 3117 pregnant women with amniocentesis indication

Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, 2023
Aim: To examine prenatal diagnosis strategies through fetal karyotype analysis for 3117 pregnant women with genetic amniocentesis indications. Materials & methods: According to the different indications for amniocentesis, the study was divided into 8 ...
Yi Liu, Xue-Cheng Sun, Guo-Jian Lv, Ji-Hong Liu, Chen Sun, Kai Mu   +5 more
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The effect of diagnostic amniocentesis and its complications on early spontaneous abortion

Electronic Physician, 2016
Introduction: The occurrence of early abortion after amniocentesis is a serious problem in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology, and it is always important to discover the factors influencing this phenomenon.
Fatemeh Tara, Marzieh Lotfalizadeh, Somayeh Moeindarbari   +2 more
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Similar risk for hemangiomas after amniocentesis and transabdominal chorionic villus sampling [PDF]

, 2012
Aim: In an earlier study we have shown that transcervical chorionic villus sampling in excess of 90 mg increases the risk for hemangiomas of infancy three- to four-fold compared to amniocentesis.
Zeebregts, Clark J., Scheffers, S.M., Smit, J.M., van den Berg, P., Bauland, C.G., van den Berg, Paul, Spauwen, Paul H., Zeebregts, C.J., Spauwen, P.H.M., Bartels, Ronald H., Berg, P. van den, Zeebregts, C.J.A., Bauland, Constantijn G., Bartels, R.H.M.A., Scheffers, Saskia M., Spauwen, P.H., Smit, Jeroen M., Bartels, R.H.   +17 more
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